Psalms 123

1 A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

A Song of Ascents. Unto thee, have I lifted up mine eyes, O thou who art enthroned in the heavens.

2 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.

Lo! as the eyes of men-servants are unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maid-servant, unto the hand of her mistress, so, are our eyes, unto Yahweh our God, until that he show us favour.

3 Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:

4 We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

Exceeding sated therewith, is our soul, —The scorn of the careless, The contempt of the proud.